One hundred and nineteen subjects
were involved in this study, after gaining their
written informed consent. The orthodontic (n = 68)
and oral medicine patients (51) were drawn from
patients attending the Dental Hospital, University of
Manchester, Manchester, UK. The medical history of each individual was checked for factors known to
affect oral candidal carriage e.g. diabetes, anaemia,
immunosuppression. Similarly individuals who
smoked or who had received or currently receiving
treatment with antibiotics, antifungals or steroids in
the previous 3 months were excluded from the
study